American Energy Systems

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We’ve been on a journey. A journey to reduce our heating bill. You maybe remember a couple of previous posts discussing our desire to buy a corn stove? To quickly fill you in, we live in Minnesota, also known as the frozen tundra. Our two story house sits on top of a hill that seems to beckon the north wind to whistle through our house. Last year alone, we spent $2,000 on fuel. That doesn’t include any other utilities. Given that most of that was used within 5 months, I know we’re spending between $350-$400/month on heat. Ouch. Our decision to get a corn stove actually started the way most major decisions start; the influence of friends. A couple years ago, some good frugal friends of ours got a corn stove , and we watched with amazement as they avoided running their furnace most of the entire year. Each time we were invited over, the conversation would drift to their corn stove. We asked so many questions. “Does it heat your whole house?” “Is it a lot of work?” “How much corn do you have to add each day?” “How do you circulate the heat throughout the house?” “How much have you saved?” And on, and on our questions went. They were so patient to share their experience with us. <—–Our Corn Stove Influencing Friends After receiving the appropriate amount of reassurance and encouragement, we stepped out to explore our options. We knew we would purchase our appliance from American Energy Systems, whose headquarters and manufacturing plant resides in our town! Plus, we know Mike invented the corn stove and well, our friends pictured above, already had a great experience. Our next task was to ask lots more questions, this time of American Energy Systems. They were so patient with us, and spoke in terms we could understand. Not only are cost savings important to us, so are safety (we have young kids) and practicality (we live on the frozen tundra remember). I decided to take a little trip down to the showroom, and loved every minute of exploring the options I had already memorized online. Our friends have a Baby Countryside that works great for them. However, they live in town and have a rambler. We needed something a little bigger, and if there’s anything I’ve learned from this process, every family, home, and heating need is different. I can’t stress enough for you to ask plenty of questions when you start down this path. We ultimately chose the Countryside, in plain black with a pedestal. Since much of our home decor is Asian inspired, with world travel accents, we needed a stove that would fit in with our unique style. This Is the Stove We Chose ——–> Having grown up on a farm, I could feel my excitement grow as I looked forward to being able to burn corn, wheat, or wood pellets in my stove. I was also told that the latest in technology is already in my existing stove purchase, and it will be able to burn so many more biomass options in the near future! Here’s a picture of just a few “fuels of the future” coming our way. One of the selling points on this stove is its ability to burn a combination of fuels, based on availability and lowest price. Since I live in the heart of corn country, my guess is that corn will be our fuel of choice.

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